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Police from Wafangdian Police Station in Dalian City Arrest Practitioner Ni Cuixia and Beat Her Daughter
2009-05-09
On April 8th, 2009, Ms. Ni Cuixia was arrested by police when she told the facts of Falun Gong to the public. Ms. Ni's daughter went to the police station and asked to see Liu Jun, the person responsible for her mother's arrest, to request a visit with her mother. But Liu refused to see the daughter. On April 15th, Ms. Ni's daughter went to Liu's house. Liu's wife told her that she had the wrong address. Then about twenty police officers rushed out with bats, long knives and batons. They beat her badly. -
The Persecution of Mr. Yang Guoshu and His Family in Shulan City
2009-05-09On March 31st, 2009, Mr. Yang Guoshu and his family were arrested by more than ten police officers. The family are all Falun Gong practitioners, including Mr. Yang's wife, his eldest son and second son. On that day, four of his relatives who were visiting were also arrested. One of them was released after being extorted out of 500 yuan. Officers from the Shulan City Huan Cheng Police Station and Beicheng Police Station ransacked Mr. Yang's home, and took away six computers and more than six thousand "yuan" in cash. -
Ms. Yang Shujun Suffers Cruel Abuse after Being Sentenced to Twelve Years in Prison
2009-05-08In November 2004, Ms. Yang Shujun along with other Falun Gong practitioners put up over a hundred posters in many public places. The posters had "Falun Gong Is Good" or "Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance Is Good" on them. Police arrested over twenty practitioners including Ms. Yang. Many practitioners were tortured, and some were tortured to death. Ms. Yang was tortured for seven days. The police burned her with cigarette butts, covered her head with plastic bags to nearly suffocate her, hung her by handcuffs, beat her, and injected her with drugs. She was sentenced to twelve years in prison. In June 2006, she was taken to the Harbin Women's Prison where she was repeatedly beaten and cut by other inmates. -
Persecution at Shanghai Women's Forced Labour Camp Aims to "Transform" Practitioners
2009-05-08Shanghai Women's Forced Labour Camp forces those who have given up Falun Gong to communicate with practitioners who were recently "transformed." The practitioners endure brainwashing as well as physical abuse in order to weaken their faith. If practitioners didn't "transform," the guards instructed inmates to physically abuse them by forcing them to stand for periods as long as 16 hours, causing practitioners to suffer from high blood pressure. Many practitioners were "transformed" under these conditions with an unwilling heart. -
The Defendant? The Plaintiff!
2009-05-08Currently, under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule, many ridiculous events have occurred, especially in dealing with the persecution of Falun Gong over the last ten years. Under pressure from the CCP, the judicial and public security agencies have turned into pawns and accomplices for the persecution of practitioners. On March 25th, 2009, the lawyer defending practitioners Mr. He Yixing and Ms. Zhang Yueqin, husband and wife, filed a complaint against a branch of the Lubei Public Security Bureau in Tangshan City. The lawyer used legal arguments to point out the illegal actions of the judge in charge of Mr. He's second trial. These actions serve as a warning to those who have abandoned morality in the legal profession and turned the defendant into the plaintiff. -
Two Children Who Lost Their Happiness Due to the Persecution of Falun Gong
2009-05-08Wang Chouying, aged 11, and Wang Chouyue, aged 10, used to have a happy family life with their loving parents. In March 2000, their mother Niu Aiqing was arrested because she went to Beijing to appeal against the persecution of Falun Gong. She was detained for more than two months. Chouyue was less than six months old. In 2006, the boys' mother was arrested again by police and sent to the Wang Village Forced Labour Camp. The boys missed their mother so much that they often had nightmares and cried in their sleep. In 2007, unable to bear the torture in the forced labour camp, Ms. Niu made a successful escape. The boys haven't seen their mother for three years and they miss her very much. -
Mother Imprisoned While Young Daughter Is Threatened and Forced into Homelessness
2009-05-07Ms. Chen Zhenping, over sixty years old, is from Zhengzhou City of Henan Province. She was imprisoned by local policemen on July 9th, 2008, and was subsequently sentenced to prison for eight years on December 15th. Previously, Ms. Chen was detained many times. She was subjected to brainwashing and tortured and sent to a labour camp, where she was forced to work for over eighteen hours per day. She has two daughters. One daughter cannot return to China, while the younger daughter cannot go home. -
Mr. Liu Yujian from Beijing Persecuted Until His Bodily Functions Started to Fail
2009-05-07Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Liu Yujian was taken to Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp in Hebei Province on February 28th, 2009. After a month of torture, all his bodily functions started to fail. His family was notified by the forced labour camp to take him to his home town in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. As a result of the violence used to force-feed him, both Mr. Liu's upper and lower teeth were loosened. The inside of his mouth was cut, and his throat, oesophagus, and nasal cavity festered with infection. He suffered a great deal each time he was force-fed and fainted several times. Mr. Liu had been on a hunger strike for over a month in Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp and the camp hospital force-fed him several times. -
The Persecution of Ms. Zhao Xuemei and Her Family in Shandong Province
2009-05-07Police broke into the home of Falun Gong practitioners Ms. Zhao Xuemei and her husband, Sang Minggang on December 25th, 2008. The police took all cash and valuable personal belongings. The police transferred Mr. Sang to the Zhangqiu Labour Camp in Jinan City right before the 2009 Chinese New Year without telling his family. Ms. Zhao regained her freedom, but she did not return home to avoid further arrest. Their daughter now lives with her 70-year-old grandmother. A happy family's financial wellbeing and their family life was ruined because of the persecution. -
Ms. He Xianggu Barred from Work at Hunan Province Women's and Children's Health Institute
2009-05-07
In 2008, officials at the Hunan Province Women's and Children's Health Institute sent Falun Gong practitioner Ms. He Xianggu, a 47-year-old nurse, to a psychiatric hospital for persecution. Pressure from overseas forced the Institute to release her. However, the Institute officials began to persecute Ms. He financially. She was barred from her place of employment. At the same time, her personal savings were withdrawn from her bank, leaving her penniless. -
Mr. Fu Ziming Tortured to Death within Two Days of His Arrest
2009-05-06Mr. Fu Ziming participated in a group tour held by the post office where he worked. On April 17th, 2009, at the Wuyi Mountain Scenic Area in Fujian Province, he wrote on a rock with crayon: "Falun Gong is good; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good", which was recorded by a surveillance camera. That night, he was arrested at the hotel by the Scenic Administration District Police Station of Wuyi Police Department. Within two days, he died from torture. -
Practitioner Mr. Liu Yujian Savagely Force Fed in Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp
2009-05-06
Falun Gong Practitioner Mr. Liu Yujian was arrested on February 28th, 2009 again. He was taken to the Gaoyang Forced Labour Camp. He went on a hunger strike and was savagely force-fed several times. He is extremely weak. After hearing Mr. Liu was persecuted again, his sick mother was very worried. Mr. Liu has been married for twelve years, but for the past ten years since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has persecuted Falun Gong, he has not been able to spend much time with his wife. -
Retired Teacher Lei Zhengxia Forcibly Taken Away, the Elderly Couple He Supported Requests His Release
2009-05-06Because he practised Falun Gong and would not give up his faith in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, Mr. Lei Zhengxia was forcibly taken away from his home by police on April 7th, 2009. Four or five days later, Mr. Liu and Ms. Chen, an elderly couple, came to the police station and asked the station to immediately release Lei Zhengxia. The head of the police yelled: "If today you cannot explain why he should be released, you are not allowed to leave here." Ms. Chen said, "Because Lei Zhengxia is a good person. He saved a life and did great deeds. The person who arrests a good person must be a bad person. Bad people have no right to lock up good people, and you must immediately release him." -
Three Practitioners Recently Tried in Xuchang City, Henan Province
2009-05-06In April 2009, the Weidu District Court in Xucheng City sentenced Ms. Chang Qing and Mr. Wang Haisong to three years in prison, while Ms. Shen Yuehong received a three and a half year sentence. Ms. Shen and Ms. Chang are being held at the Xinxiang City Women's Prison in Henan Province. During Ms. Shen's detention, she was severely tortured to the point that she became emaciated and developed fluid build-up in her thoracic cavity. When her condition worsened, guards dragged her to the local hospital by a shackle that was attached to her foot. She later developed symptoms of tuberculosis and is now very weak. -
Former Intelligence Officer of China's Ministry of State Security Reveals the Inside Story of the Persecution of Falun Gong
2009-05-05On the tenth anniversary of the "April 25th" peaceful appeal, Mr. Fengzhi Li, former intelligence officer of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS), who recently publicly announced his withdrawal from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) using his real name, was invited to attend a public hearing held in the European Parliament on April 25th, 2009. The topic of the hearing was religious freedom in China and the ten-year persecution of Falun Gong. He pointed out that the CCP has never stopped its persecution of religious groups, particularly Falun Gong.
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